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Looking for some ideas as to what could be happening with my bike now. It's a '73 Super Glide in a hardtail frame, ratchet top trans, Super E carb, kick only. It starts right up in one or two kicks very time when cold, then after about 20 minutes of riding starts to misfire and pop out of the exhaust. It gradually gets worse and worse until the bike just shuts down and will not start again until it has had some time to cool.
So far I have put a new coil on, new points and condenser, plugs and plug wires, checked and redone timing, checked pushrods, new battery a few months ago, but the problem is still there. I recently switched to the Super E from a CV after the same problem thinking it might have been the culprit, but the bike seems to like the E better when it's running so I kept it. Put new intake O rings on when I changed carbs. The wiring was redone a few months ago when the bike was put together in the hardtailed frame. I've been digging through other threads with similar issues and have found a similar story being solved by replacing the advance unit and weights which I am going to try next. I have not had any engine work done since owning this bike and am unsure of the history behind it. I also haven't changed the regulator. Could the problem be related to the engine itself? Regulator? Battery? Any input or ideas are appreciated.
So far I have put a new coil on, new points and condenser, plugs and plug wires, checked and redone timing, checked pushrods, new battery a few months ago, but the problem is still there. I recently switched to the Super E from a CV after the same problem thinking it might have been the culprit, but the bike seems to like the E better when it's running so I kept it. Put new intake O rings on when I changed carbs. The wiring was redone a few months ago when the bike was put together in the hardtailed frame. I've been digging through other threads with similar issues and have found a similar story being solved by replacing the advance unit and weights which I am going to try next. I have not had any engine work done since owning this bike and am unsure of the history behind it. I also haven't changed the regulator. Could the problem be related to the engine itself? Regulator? Battery? Any input or ideas are appreciated.
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